BOOKIE FINED £100

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 506, 8 November 1928, Page 1

BOOKIE FINED £IOO

CAUGHT RED-HANDED CLIENTS AND CLERKS ALSO BEFORE COURT Caught red-handed in his rooms at His Majesty's Arcade early this afternoon, Clarence Russell was fined £IOO at the Police Court this afternoon for using the premises as a common gaming house.. Asociated -with Russell in the charge were Raymond Lewis and John Prenter, who were described as bookies’ clerks by Chief-Detective Hammond. David Symons. Arthur William Everiss and Henry Bradman, admittedly clients of Russell, were charged with being found without lawful excuse in a common gaming house situated in His Majesty’s Arcade. The latter three, all of whom were found in Russell’s rooms this afternoon. pleaded guilty. Mr. R. A. Singer urged in extenuation that the men were not in particularly good circumstances, and had not even been given time to “collect.” “As a matter of fact. 1 don’t know whether rhey were receivers or payers,” remarked counsel. The three men were find £2 ach, Mr. F. K- Hunt, S.M., remarking that the maximum penalty was £5. Russell, Lewis and Prenter also pleaded guilty. Mr. Singer urged that the men had been perfectly open about the whole affair. Russell had been up before for street betting, but the_ other two were new to the game, being simply clerks. Chief-Detective Hammond thought that Russell was in a big way and reminded Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., that he had been fined £SO some months ago. “1 shall double the penalty,” .re- j marked the magistrate and imposed i a fine of £IOO, remarking that Russell was liable to a term of imprisonment. Lewis and Prenter were fined £lO each. i Mr. Singer: May they have time to pay? Mr. Hammond: There’s plenty of money here: it can be taken out of the box. The chief-detective indicated drawers of books, race-cards and papers that were ranged on the desk before him. The arrests were made shortly after j uoon to-day by Detective-Sergeants ! Doyle and McHugh, Acting-Detective Kent and Detective Nalder.